Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Some Evidence Insufficient Evidence Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Evidence of Ineffectiveness Increase opportunities for oral health care Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Reduce alcohol-impaired driving Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Education Family and Social Support Clear all Bookmark this strategy Allied dental professional scope of practice Expand the role of allied dental professionals (e.g., hygienists, therapists, etc.) via changes to statute, dentist supervision requirements, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Access to Care Bookmark this strategy Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Education Bookmark this strategy Designated driver promotion programs Encourage use of designated drivers via population-based mass media campaigns, incentive programs based in drinking establishments, and other efforts Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against alcohol-impaired driving Use mass media campaigns to persuade individuals to avoid drinking and driving or to prevent others from doing so; campaigns often focus on the negative consequences of alcohol-impaired driving Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Recreational marijuana legalization Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Allied dental professional scope of practice Expand the role of allied dental professionals (e.g., hygienists, therapists, etc.) via changes to statute, dentist supervision requirements, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Access to Care
Bookmark this strategy Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Education
Bookmark this strategy Designated driver promotion programs Encourage use of designated drivers via population-based mass media campaigns, incentive programs based in drinking establishments, and other efforts Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against alcohol-impaired driving Use mass media campaigns to persuade individuals to avoid drinking and driving or to prevent others from doing so; campaigns often focus on the negative consequences of alcohol-impaired driving Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Recreational marijuana legalization Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety